

Prunella Scales
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
22 Jun 1932
Age
94 Years
Born In
Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Total Projects
98
Years Active
73 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a...
Known For
Filmography

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The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

movie
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self

tv
Great Canal Journeys
Great Canal Journeys
as Self

movie
Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa
as Madame

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The Phone Call
The Phone Call
as Joan

movie
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife
as Woman in Pub

movie
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Great Aunt Greta

movie
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Sybil Fawlty

movie
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers
as Dolly Keeling

movie
Think
Think
as Customer

movie
What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self

movie
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
as Lady Moping

movie
Fawlty Towers Revisited
Fawlty Towers Revisited
as Herself

movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

tv
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Mrs Mackenzie

tv
The Royal
The Royal
as Red Admiral

tv
Dickens
Dickens
as Elizabeth Dickens

movie
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
as Grace

movie
Station Jim
Station Jim
as Queen Victoria

movie
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
as Sarah

movie
Mad Cows
Mad Cows
as Dr. Minny Stinkler

tv
Loose Women
Loose Women
as Self

movie
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
as Lady Markby

movie
Stiff Upper Lips
Stiff Upper Lips
as Aunt Agnes

tv
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
as Marjorie

movie
An Audience with Alf Garnett
An Audience with Alf Garnett

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Eleanor Bunsall

movie
Emma
Emma
as Miss Bates

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Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
as Sara Turing

movie
Lord of Misrule
Lord of Misrule
as Shirley

tv
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Mrs. Duffel

tv
Dalziel & Pascoe
Dalziel & Pascoe

tv
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
as Anne Parker

tv
The World of Lee Evans
The World of Lee Evans
as Mother

tv
Look at the State We're In!
Look at the State We're In!
as Storyteller

movie
An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Rose

tv
Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders
as Elizabeth Palmore

movie
Second Best
Second Best
as Margery

movie
Wolf
Wolf
as Maude Waggins

movie
Fair Game
Fair Game
as Marjorie

movie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)

tv
The Rector's Wife
The Rector's Wife
as Marjorie Richardson

movie
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Queen (voice)

movie
My Friend Walter
My Friend Walter
as Aunt Ellie

movie
Howards End
Howards End
as Aunt Juley

movie
A Question of Attribution
A Question of Attribution
as H.M.Q.

movie
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Fleecy Flock

movie
Dirty Beasts
Dirty Beasts
as Narrator

movie
Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes
as Narrator

movie
Beyond The Pale
Beyond The Pale
as Milly

movie
A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval
as Hannah Ap Llewellyn

movie
Bosses From Hell
Bosses From Hell

movie
Communicators From Hell
Communicators From Hell

tv
Thompson
Thompson

movie
Natural Causes
Natural Causes
as Celia Bryce

movie
Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions
as Ethel

tv
After Henry
After Henry
as Sarah France

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When We Are Married
When We Are Married
as Annie Parker

movie
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Moira O'Neill

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What the Butler Saw
What the Butler Saw
as Mrs Prentice

movie
Home Cooking
Home Cooking
as Judith

tv
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
as Judith

tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Jocelyn Anderson

tv
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
as Mrs. Prentice

tv
Mapp & Lucia
Mapp & Lucia
as Miss Elizabeth Mapp

movie
Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular
as Marion Brewster-Wright

movie
Slimming Down
Slimming Down
as Mrs. Shrigley

movie
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
as Lady Kingsclere

movie
Singles
Singles
as Gail

movie
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Mistress Page

movie
Outside Edge
Outside Edge
as Miriam

tv
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Gloria Gibbins

tv
Never the Twain
Never the Twain
as Susan Peel

movie
Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen
as Doris Rutter

movie
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
as Mrs. Harrington

movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Glynis

tv
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self

tv
Target
Target
as Diana Blake

movie
The Achurch Letters
The Achurch Letters
as Florence Farr

tv
Lucky Feller
Lucky Feller

movie
The Littlest Horse Thieves
The Littlest Horse Thieves
as Mrs. Sandman

tv
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
as Sybil Fawlty

movie
The Apple Cart
The Apple Cart
as Queen Jemima

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Florence Farr

tv
Seven of One
Seven of One
as Marion Joyce

movie
The Ring of Truth
The Ring of Truth
as Babs Pickard

tv
Country Matters
Country Matters
as Babs Pickard

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Queen Jemima

tv
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Marie

movie
Waltz of the Toreadors
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Estella Fitzjohn

tv
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim
as Laura Morrell

tv
Marriage Lines
Marriage Lines
as Kate Starling

movie
Room at the Top
Room at the Top
as Council Office Worker (uncredited)

movie
The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day
as Customer

movie
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants
as Mary

movie
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
as Vicky Hobson

movie
Laxdale Hall
Laxdale Hall
as Morag McLeod

tv
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
as Lydia Bennet